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Position:
  
Offensive tackle

Weight
  
144 kg

Height
  
1.98 m


Name
  
Brennan Williams

College:
  
North Carolina

Parents
  
Brent Williams

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Date of birth:
  
(1991-02-05) February 5, 1991 (age 24)

Place of birth:
  
North Easton, Massachusetts

High school:
  
West Roxbury (MA) Catholic Memorial

NFL draft:
  
2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89

Role
  
American football offensive tackle

Education
  
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Number
  
73 (Houston Texans / Tackle), 77 (Jacksonville Jaguars / Offensive tackle)

Similar People
  
Brent Williams, Camren Williams, Gary Kubiak, Bill O'Brien

Profiles

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Brennan Marcel Williams (born February 5, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and former American football offensive tackle currently signed to WWE, performing in their developmental territory NXT. He previously wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring name Marcellus Black.

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Prior to beginning his professional wrestling career, Williams was drafted by the Houston Texans of the National Football League in the third round (89th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.

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Early life

Williams was born in North Easton, Massachusetts and attended Catholic Memorial School.

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While at Catholic Memorial, Williams was a member of PrepStar's High School All-America team, a member of the "Super 26" team in 2008, an all-scholastic by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. He was named all-conference as both a junior and senior. He was rated as the eight best offensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep All-America. Rivals.com rated him the seventh best offensive guard in the country. Scout.com rated him as the 15th best offensive lineman in the country. ESPN.com rated him the 35th best offensive tackle in the country. He was also a member of the Rivals 250. He also played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

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On February 15, 2014, Williams' number 73 was retired by Catholic Memorial.

College career

Williams received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team from 2009 to 2012. As a senior in 2012, he received honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors. Williams tore his labrum his senior year of college. Williams majored in communications while attending North Carolina.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans selected Williams in the third round with the 89th overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. He would go on to miss his rookie season with a microfracture in his knee.

On July 21, 2014, he was released.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 20, 2015, Williams was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars, to a two-year contract, with the intention of being a back up to starter Jeremy Parnell. On August 29, 2015, Williams was released by Jacksonville.

New England Patriots

On October 20, 2015, the New England Patriots signed Williams to their practice squad. They waived him two days later.

Reality of Wrestling (2016)

After being released by the Patriots, Williams returned to Houston to train to become a professional wrestler. On October 27, 2015, it was announced that Williams was being trained by WWE star Booker T to become a professional wrestler.

He made his debut with Reality of Wrestling on February 1, 2016, under the ring name of Marcellus Black.

NXT (2016–present)

On February 11, 2016, Williams participated in a WWE try-out at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. On August 1, 2016, WWE officially announced the signing of Williams, who started training at the Performance Center the same day.

He made his in-ring debut for the company at a NXT live event in Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2016, competing in a battle royal.

Personal life

Williams is the son of Jacquelyn and former NFL defensive end Brent Williams.

Growing up, Williams was a fan of professional wrestling. He was a fan of Eddie Guerrero and The Great Muta. He is also a fan of anime.

Other media

Williams has appeared in various streams on the YouTube channel The Third Wheel, most notably in the role of The Batsu Sama, the scariest person in the world. Recently he joined the main series of the channel Thrilling Intent, as an unknown new comer with a bionic arm and a love for traps.

He has also voice acted in various videos, such as "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2 - Did You Know Anime?" by Did You Know Anime, and "Welcome to YouTube Comments (2016) - Part 1" by JelloApocalypse.

In wrestling

Nicknames
  • "Shogun of the ROW"
  • "The Great Black Otaku"
  • "Better Woolie"
  • References

    Brennan Williams Wikipedia